Bed-jacket vs Indian acalypha

Alectryon tomentosus compared with Acalypha indica

Key Differences

• Bed-jacket is Least Concern while Indian acalypha is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bed-jacket	Indian acalypha
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Sapindaceae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Alectryon	Acalypha
Species	Alectryon tomentosus	Acalypha indica

Evolutionary Relationship

Bed-jacket and Indian acalypha share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Bed-jacket

LC — Least Concern

Indian acalypha

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bed-jacket	Indian acalypha
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bed-jacket

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Indian acalypha

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Mexico), Oceania and the Pacific (Palau, Samoa), and South America (Guyana).

Bed-jacket

The Bed-jacket (Alectryon tomentosus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.